`find_species`

Pack: ebird · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp

Search the eBird taxonomy by common or scientific name. Returns the eBird species code needed by the observation tools.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Common or scientific name

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Great Blue Heron"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"find_species","arguments":{"query":"Great Blue Heron"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('find_species', {
  "query": "Great Blue Heron"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Ardea herodias"
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, count, species

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	Search query string
`count`	number	Number of species results
`species`	array	List of matching species

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query string"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of species results"
    },
    "species": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching species",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "species_code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "eBird species code"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Species common or scientific name"
          }
        },
        "required": []
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "count",
    "species"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ebird": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ebird/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

find_species